Bookleaf | |
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Daviesia cordata near Collie | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Daviesia |
Species: | D. cordata
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Binomial name | |
Daviesia cordata | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Mirbelia cordata (Sm.) Pritz. |
Daviesia cordata, commonly known as bookleaf,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a slender, erect shrub with scattered egg-shaped phyllodes, and yellow-orange and pinkish-purple flowers.